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One of my favorite seasons for sure, and a million times better than the first all stars. Loved the cast for the most part, although the boot order was pretty disappointing because a lot of good characters from earlier seasons were eliminated early this season, so they didn't have a chance to shine. And the people who made the merge... there were some good ones, but a lot of them were not as likeable as some of the early boots. Overall though, I pretty much liked a good 4/5ths of this cast, and although the editing was kind of sucky (Russell...) it was still a very solid season.

20. James Clement (14th Place)
Surprise, Russell’s not last... In his past seasons, I always saw James as a little bit of a jerk... but this season it really showed, and I think it was obvious to everybody. He just didn’t seem to be having a good time at all, and he took it out on his tribemates, and it was really irritating to deal with James. Lower than Russell because this season honestly tarnished Jame’s reputation, whereas Russell was pretty much already hated.

19. Russell Hantz (3rd Place)
Would be last if I didn’t hate James so much this season... not even explaining why.

18. Sugar Kiper (20th Place)
Talk about major change from her first time playing. Sugar was actually pretty likeable in Gabon, and I was rooting for her to win (althogh now I hear that it was a complete act, and that’s nothing to what she’s like in real life). But in Heroes VS Villains she was just annoying. The whole following Colby around scene was pretty much the only thing memorable about her, and it kind of just tainted my opinion of her...

17. Randy Bailey (18th Place)
Gabon was pretty disappointing this season... Randy wasn’t nearly as entertaining as he was in Gabon, and honestly, he’s pretty much forgettable this season. But he didn’t annoy me so he ranks higher than Sugar.

16. Candice Woodcock (8th Place)
She was pretty boring this season. She had the whole flip move thing, but it really only lasted an episode... and by the end of the season it’s pretty much forgettable that she was even on this season.

15. Cirie Fields (17th Place)
Cirie was pretty disappointing this season, probably because she didn’t last long enough. Her gameplay was there, but she was taken out too early to really be memorable. Definitely my least favorite performance from Cirie.

14. Tyson Apostol (15th Place)
Meh, kind of boring this season. He had a few entertaining confessionals, like Colby getting owned by Coach. Plus he had a really stupid move that makes you think... how the hell does this guy win in a future season? At this point, I think Tyson was still semi-likeable for me...

13. J.T. Thomas (10th Place)
First off, I don’t think JT made the stupidest move ever... because had he been correct, it would have been an extreme game changing move that could have gotten JT much farther in the game. This is where Russell’s advantage came most into play, because I’m sure had JT seen Samoa before going to Heroes VS Villains, he would have never given him the idol. Other than that move, JT was a little forgettablel this season. I know he played more villainous, but in the end he sort of just fizzled out in my memory.

12. Rob Mariano (13th Place)
This season was my favorite performance out of Rob’s returning seasons (I still think his Marquesas performance was the most entertaining). One thing I’ll give Russell credit for was making Rob lose pretty much all power this season, and it was actually fun to watch Rob not have control of the game.

11. Amanda Kimmel (9th Place)
Sort of UTR this season, but I can’t help but put her this high simply because of the Danielle fight for the clue thing. That was epic.

10. Rupert Boneham (6th Place)
Still not as entertaining as he was in Pearl Islands, but this beats his All Stars performance. He was on the bottom pretty much all of the merge, and it was very fun watching him and Sandra play together again... and Sandra trying to work with him to get Russell out like... every round pretty much.

9. Coach Wade (12th Place)
So much better than Tocantins (probably because he didn’t get as much screentime)... but I actually found Coach entertaining in this season. His sort of relationship with Jerri was so random, and for some reason it was easier not to take Coach seriously this season. I could still go back and watch Tocantins and hate him there, but for some reason I like him in Heroes VS Villaisn. Don’t know why.

8. Stephenie LaGrossa (19th Place)
I think Stephenie is one of those players that I will always like no matter what. She was a lot more likeable this season than she was in Guatemala, but still not as good as Palau... mostly because she was eliminated early and never really had any chance to shine. I still enjoyed seeing her this season, and I want her to come back for a 4th time.

7. Tom Westman (16th Place)
I honestly liked this version of Tom so much more than the one we saw in Palau. Looking back on Palau, I honestly think Tom was more of a villain... but here he proved he was a hero. His alliance with Colby and them being the underdogs was a nice little storyline, and him finding the idol to stay an extra round was cool. Wish he lasted longer.

6. Danielle DiLorenzo (7th Place)
Like I said before, I’ve always liked Danielle, and I was actually extremely happy when I found out she was returning to this seasons (whereas everybody else was like “Wtf, why is she back?). I think Danielle had a better gameplay this season, but she ended up getting screwed over by Russell’s stupidity.

5. Colby Donaldson (5th Place)
Maybe he was disappointing in challenges (whether he threw them or not, I still don’t know), but Colby had so much more personality this season then I think he did in any of his other seasons. He was pretty much always the underdog this season, and I liked watching him trying to gain a better position in the game. His duo with Tom was one of my favourites from this season, and then him and Rupert pretty much automatically became a duo at the merge, which was also a fun one.

4. Parvati Shallow (2nd Place)
I think it took her a little too long to turn on Russell, but I kind of understand that she didn’t really know he was as big a liar as he was. It kind of sucks that she was associated with Russell for so much of the game, but still... Parvati was fun to watch, especially when it turned into Parvati VS Russell.

3. Jerri Manthey (4th Place)
I was rooting for Jerri big time this season. She seemed a lot more low key this season than in the others, but it was actually nice to see that from her. She played a very good game, and I think she would have been a good winner (except Sandra is a better one). But she got taken out right before the finals... imagine a Jerri, Parvati, Sandra final 3. That would have been awesome.

2. Courtney Yates (11th Place)
So much fun to watch Courtney play again, and it kind of sucked that she was so UTR, but still I always watched her for her fun little moments. Plus her being on the jury turned out to be a good thing, because she was hilarious sitting on the jury bench with her crazy laughing, and her “You do that” *Thumbs Up* To Jeff getting the votes. Still one of (if not my) favourite Survivor ever, and I do wish she comes back for a 3rd time. Maybe season 30?

1. Sandra Diaz-Twine (Winner)
Everything that needs to be said about Sandra has already been said. Part of me wants her to return to a future season, but part of me doesn’t want her to risk her winning streak.

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One of my favorite seasons for sure, and a million times better than the first all stars. Loved the cast for the most part, although the boot order was pretty disappointing because a lot of good characters from earlier seasons were eliminated early this season, so they didn't have a chance to shine. And the people who made the merge... there were some good ones, but a lot of them were not as likeable as some of the early boots. Overall though, I pretty much liked a good 4/5ths of this cast, and although the editing was kind of sucky (Russell...) it was still a very solid season.

20. James Clement (14th Place)
Surprise, Russell’s not last... In his past seasons, I always saw James as a little bit of a jerk... but this season it really showed, and I think it was obvious to everybody. He just didn’t seem to be having a good time at all, and he took it out on his tribemates, and it was really irritating to deal with James. Lower than Russell because this season honestly tarnished Jame’s reputation, whereas Russell was pretty much already hated.

19. Russell Hantz (3rd Place)
Would be last if I didn’t hate James so much this season... not even explaining why.

18. Sugar Kiper (20th Place)
Talk about major change from her first time playing. Sugar was actually pretty likeable in Gabon, and I was rooting for her to win (althogh now I hear that it was a complete act, and that’s nothing to what she’s like in real life). But in Heroes VS Villains she was just annoying. The whole following Colby around scene was pretty much the only thing memorable about her, and it kind of just tainted my opinion of her...

17. Randy Bailey (18th Place)
Gabon was pretty disappointing this season... Randy wasn’t nearly as entertaining as he was in Gabon, and honestly, he’s pretty much forgettable this season. But he didn’t annoy me so he ranks higher than Sugar.

16. Candice Woodcock (8th Place)
She was pretty boring this season. She had the whole flip move thing, but it really only lasted an episode... and by the end of the season it’s pretty much forgettable that she was even on this season.

15. Cirie Fields (17th Place)
Cirie was pretty disappointing this season, probably because she didn’t last long enough. Her gameplay was there, but she was taken out too early to really be memorable. Definitely my least favorite performance from Cirie.

14. Tyson Apostol (15th Place)
Meh, kind of boring this season. He had a few entertaining confessionals, like Colby getting owned by Coach. Plus he had a really stupid move that makes you think... how the hell does this guy win in a future season? At this point, I think Tyson was still semi-likeable for me...

13. J.T. Thomas (10th Place)
First off, I don’t think JT made the stupidest move ever... because had he been correct, it would have been an extreme game changing move that could have gotten JT much farther in the game. This is where Russell’s advantage came most into play, because I’m sure had JT seen Samoa before going to Heroes VS Villains, he would have never given him the idol. Other than that move, JT was a little forgettablel this season. I know he played more villainous, but in the end he sort of just fizzled out in my memory.

12. Rob Mariano (13th Place)
This season was my favorite performance out of Rob’s returning seasons (I still think his Marquesas performance was the most entertaining). One thing I’ll give Russell credit for was making Rob lose pretty much all power this season, and it was actually fun to watch Rob not have control of the game.

11. Amanda Kimmel (9th Place)
Sort of UTR this season, but I can’t help but put her this high simply because of the Danielle fight for the clue thing. That was epic.

10. Rupert Boneham (6th Place)
Still not as entertaining as he was in Pearl Islands, but this beats his All Stars performance. He was on the bottom pretty much all of the merge, and it was very fun watching him and Sandra play together again... and Sandra trying to work with him to get Russell out like... every round pretty much.

9. Coach Wade (12th Place)
So much better than Tocantins (probably because he didn’t get as much screentime)... but I actually found Coach entertaining in this season. His sort of relationship with Jerri was so random, and for some reason it was easier not to take Coach seriously this season. I could still go back and watch Tocantins and hate him there, but for some reason I like him in Heroes VS Villaisn. Don’t know why.

8. Stephenie LaGrossa (19th Place)
I think Stephenie is one of those players that I will always like no matter what. She was a lot more likeable this season than she was in Guatemala, but still not as good as Palau... mostly because she was eliminated early and never really had any chance to shine. I still enjoyed seeing her this season, and I want her to come back for a 4th time.

7. Tom Westman (16th Place)
I honestly liked this version of Tom so much more than the one we saw in Palau. Looking back on Palau, I honestly think Tom was more of a villain... but here he proved he was a hero. His alliance with Colby and them being the underdogs was a nice little storyline, and him finding the idol to stay an extra round was cool. Wish he lasted longer.

6. Danielle DiLorenzo (7th Place)
Like I said before, I’ve always liked Danielle, and I was actually extremely happy when I found out she was returning to this seasons (whereas everybody else was like “Wtf, why is she back?). I think Danielle had a better gameplay this season, but she ended up getting screwed over by Russell’s stupidity.

5. Colby Donaldson (5th Place)
Maybe he was disappointing in challenges (whether he threw them or not, I still don’t know), but Colby had so much more personality this season then I think he did in any of his other seasons. He was pretty much always the underdog this season, and I liked watching him trying to gain a better position in the game. His duo with Tom was one of my favourites from this season, and then him and Rupert pretty much automatically became a duo at the merge, which was also a fun one.

4. Parvati Shallow (2nd Place)
I think it took her a little too long to turn on Russell, but I kind of understand that she didn’t really know he was as big a liar as he was. It kind of sucks that she was associated with Russell for so much of the game, but still... Parvati was fun to watch, especially when it turned into Parvati VS Russell.

3. Jerri Manthey (4th Place)
I was rooting for Jerri big time this season. She seemed a lot more low key this season than in the others, but it was actually nice to see that from her. She played a very good game, and I think she would have been a good winner (except Sandra is a better one). But she got taken out right before the finals... imagine a Jerri, Parvati, Sandra final 3. That would have been awesome.

2. Courtney Yates (11th Place)
So much fun to watch Courtney play again, and it kind of sucked that she was so UTR, but still I always watched her for her fun little moments. Plus her being on the jury turned out to be a good thing, because she was hilarious sitting on the jury bench with her crazy laughing, and her “You do that” *Thumbs Up* To Jeff getting the votes. Still one of (if not my) favourite Survivor ever, and I do wish she comes back for a 3rd time. Maybe season 30?

1. Sandra Diaz-Twine (Winner)
Everything that needs to be said about Sandra has already been said. Part of me wants her to return to a future season, but part of me doesn’t want her to risk her winning streak.